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<p>[QUOTE="Inspector43, post: 5241842, member: 89213"]I have an almost complete set of circulation grade coins from late 1800's to date. All but three of the Morgans. I am not producing photos for a magazine, posting to sell or competing in any contest. I do want clear photos that represent and record my collection. Occasionally, I will post one or two here for discussion purposes. In order to meet the quality standards of some collectors I would like to have a set up as some of you describe.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just photographed my set of Morgan dollars - obverse and reverse. That is a lot of photos. I'm sure that most of you understand how many coins that is and the individual set up times required to capture the finite details of each. I can set my capture process up and photo each with very minor adjustments and get the results that I desire. They download directly to the selected file in my computer. I then go to PhotoScape to crop and combine.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have, on occasion, set up specifically to capture details that were to become the major subject of the coin. But, that is not my common objective. I think the set up I have serves me quite well. But, it won't win any accolades used by professional photographers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for all the comments. I do store them in my mental database and use them when warranted.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Inspector43, post: 5241842, member: 89213"]I have an almost complete set of circulation grade coins from late 1800's to date. All but three of the Morgans. I am not producing photos for a magazine, posting to sell or competing in any contest. I do want clear photos that represent and record my collection. Occasionally, I will post one or two here for discussion purposes. In order to meet the quality standards of some collectors I would like to have a set up as some of you describe. I just photographed my set of Morgan dollars - obverse and reverse. That is a lot of photos. I'm sure that most of you understand how many coins that is and the individual set up times required to capture the finite details of each. I can set my capture process up and photo each with very minor adjustments and get the results that I desire. They download directly to the selected file in my computer. I then go to PhotoScape to crop and combine. I have, on occasion, set up specifically to capture details that were to become the major subject of the coin. But, that is not my common objective. I think the set up I have serves me quite well. But, it won't win any accolades used by professional photographers. Thanks for all the comments. I do store them in my mental database and use them when warranted.[/QUOTE]
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